By: Insight Crime January 31, 2023 Otoniel, the fallen head of the Urabeños crime syndicate, has pleaded guilty to a raft of crimes in New York. His trial marks the…
Category: CENTRAL AMERICA NEWS AND POLITICS
The Inescapable Prison of Barrio 18 in Honduras
BY JUAN JOSÉ MARTÍNEZ D´AUBUISSON for InsightCrime January 20, 2023 Entering Barrio 18, the powerful Central American street gang, can seem like a violent rebirth. Members get a new family,…
Honduras suspended its constitution to fight gangs, will it work?
By: Staff Writer January 10, 2023 The government of Honduras announced in December that it suspended some constitutional rights in areas of two main cities controlled by criminal groups. The…
Honduras to Host Important Event on Public Integrity in Latin America and Caribbean
November 22, 2022 On December 1 and 2, 2022, Tegucigalpa will host a major event on public integrity in Latin America and the Caribbean, organized by the Inter-American Development Bank…
IDB Aids Central America and the Dominican Republic with Hurricane Response
November 15, 2022 The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) activated an emergency response for Central American countries that have been battered in recent months by hurricanes Julia, Fiona and Lisa, as…
El Salvador’s Attorney General Worked for Top MS13 Ally
By: Insight Crime November 8, 2022 Over a 22-year career in El Salvador’s Attorney General’s Office, Rodolfo Delgado held some of the most critical positions in the country’s judiciary, including…
Category 1 Hurricane Lisa hits Belize now on to Mexico
By: Staff Writer November 4, 2022 The tropical Atlantic remains unusually busy for November, with forecasters monitoring multiple systems at a time when activity is usually tamping down. Hurricane Lisa…
Iván Mordisco’s Reappearance Brings New Challenges to ‘Total Peace’ in Colombia
By: Insight Crime October 25, 2022 For the last three months, Colombia believed that Iván Mordisco, one of the foremost leaders of the ex-FARC mafia, had been killed in a…
‘Viejo Santos’: The Decline of an MS13 Leader Wanted in the US
By: Insight Crime October 18, 2022 Ask US and Guatemalan authorities about Moises Humberto Rivera Luna, alias “Viejo Santos,” and they will tell you the Salvadoran national is a top…
OECS Commission expresses Condolences to Government and People of Venezuela in the aftermath of Fatal Flooding
October 14, 2022 The OECS Commission conveys with sadness, its deepest condolensces to the Government and People of Venezuela on the tragic loss of life, numerous casualties, and many who are…
Julia turns deadly, unleashes flooding rain in Central America
October 11, 2022 Officials in Central America blamed more than two dozen deaths on the storm’s hazardous impacts, which included devastating flooding and mudslides. The death toll from Hurricane Julia…
Venezuela, Colombia, and the ELN at the Crossroads of Peace
By: Insight Crime October 11, 2022 President Gustavo Petro has offered Colombia a tantalizing vision of “Total Peace:” a negotiated end to all the armed conflicts that have plagued the…